RF transponder with resonant crossover antenna coil
First Claim
1. An RF radio frequency transponder, comprising:
- a substrate,an electrical transponder circuit on said substrate,an antenna coil on said substrate formed from multiple turns of an antenna line, with spaced locations on said antenna connected to couple an RF input signal to said circuit, one of said antenna locations being connected to said circuit through a lead that extends along a path that includes crossovers of the antenna turns, anda dielectric material separating said lead from said antenna turns at said crossovers to produce cross-over capacitances between said lead and said antenna turns,the width of said lead being substantially greater than the width of said antenna line at said crossovers to yield cross-over capacitances that collectively establish a resonant frequency for communicating with said circuit through said antenna coil at a predetermined RF frequency.
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Abstract
An RF transponder couples the outer end of a coiled antenna winding to a transponder circuit located inside the winding by a lead line that crosses over the winding turns and is separated from the winding by a dielectric material. The width of the lead line is substantially greater than the antenna line width, yielding capacitances at the cross-over sites that establish a resonant frequency for communicating with the transponder circuit at a predetermined RF frequency. An optional discrete capacitor can also be used to boost the capacitance to a desired level. All of the transponder components are formed on one side of a flexible substrate, the opposite side of which is coated with an adhesive that is covered by a peel-off sheet, allowing the transponder to be affixed to packages as part of a package identification system.
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1. An RF radio frequency transponder, comprising:
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a substrate, an electrical transponder circuit on said substrate, an antenna coil on said substrate formed from multiple turns of an antenna line, with spaced locations on said antenna connected to couple an RF input signal to said circuit, one of said antenna locations being connected to said circuit through a lead that extends along a path that includes crossovers of the antenna turns, and a dielectric material separating said lead from said antenna turns at said crossovers to produce cross-over capacitances between said lead and said antenna turns, the width of said lead being substantially greater than the width of said antenna line at said crossovers to yield cross-over capacitances that collectively establish a resonant frequency for communicating with said circuit through said antenna coil at a predetermined RF frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An RF transponder, comprising:
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a substrate, an electrical circuit on said substrate that includes a memory storage for an identification code, a multi-turn antenna on the same side of said substrate as said circuit, said antenna communicating with said circuit to energize the circuit and to radiate an identification code stored in said memory in response to a received RF signal at a predetermined resonant frequency, a capacitor on the same side of said substrate as said circuit, said capacitor formed by a lead that is electrically connected to said antenna and crosses over the turns of said antenna on the same side of said substrate as said antenna to produce crossover capacitances between said lead and said turns, thereby to collectively establish a resonant frequency for said transponder, and an adhesive on the opposite side of said substrate from said circuit and antenna for adhering the transponder to a body to be identified. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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